Aren't the "fashionistas" in the video absolutely humiliated for being such suckers? Bragging about how they can tell how high quality the shoes are? Won't they sue?
Carol, on the contrary, I agreed with you that there can be no comparison. However, I agreed with Gary that some of Trump's words and actions do put a chill down my spine.
For example, Trump created a new government agency with one job - to publicize whenever an illegal immigrant commits a crime. What is the point of that? There can only be one - to try to turn public opinion against immigrants. Statically, immigrants are far LESS likely to commit a crime (I assume that's since they don't want to be deported).
I can not like certain actions of the Trump administration, and like others. I am not a Trump hater, nor a Trump lover. I don't condone or excuse everything he does. We can disagree with each other while still remaining respectful. In fact I have much respect for most of what you say.
As a Jewish woman, I am particularly sensitive to the increasingly common comparison of Trump to Hitler. Whether you like Trump or not, there is no equivalence between Hitler who orchestrated the extermination of 11 million people (including 6 million Jews), and Trump whom, to my knowledge hasn't murdered anyone.
That being said, I do think it is important to remember that Hitler was democratically elected. He rose to power by praying on people's fears, scapegoating minorities, and twisting the truth by continuously repeating lies over and over again through a crafty PR campaign. That is the same playbook as Trump and does bring chills to my spine.
You make a good point. But I think the real problem is "fake news" which could lead to animosity against others. For example, I often see posts against immigrants, the police or other countries like Israel. How many times have I read an article about "police shooting an unarmed man" who turns out to be armed. Or pictures showing Palestinians victims of Israeli aggression only to later find out those pictures are from Syria.
It's easier than ever to propagate fake news to push a particular agenda. Many of these "new" sites, including those mentioned by the author as "legitimate" news sources are guilty of this.
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Carol, on the contrary, I agreed with you that there can be no comparison. However, I agreed with Gary that some of Trump's words and actions do put a chill down my spine.
For example, Trump created a new government agency with one job - to publicize whenever an illegal immigrant commits a crime. What is the point of that? There can only be one - to try to turn public opinion against immigrants. Statically, immigrants are far LESS likely to commit a crime (I assume that's since they don't want to be deported).
I can not like certain actions of the Trump administration, and like others. I am not a Trump hater, nor a Trump lover. I don't condone or excuse everything he does. We can disagree with each other while still remaining respectful. In fact I have much respect for most of what you say.
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As a Jewish woman, I am particularly sensitive to the increasingly common comparison of Trump to Hitler. Whether you like Trump or not, there is no equivalence between Hitler who orchestrated the extermination of 11 million people (including 6 million Jews), and Trump whom, to my knowledge hasn't murdered anyone.
That being said, I do think it is important to remember that Hitler was democratically elected. He rose to power by praying on people's fears, scapegoating minorities, and twisting the truth by continuously repeating lies over and over again through a crafty PR campaign. That is the same playbook as Trump and does bring chills to my spine.
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You make a good point. But I think the real problem is "fake news" which could lead to animosity against others. For example, I often see posts against immigrants, the police or other countries like Israel. How many times have I read an article about "police shooting an unarmed man" who turns out to be armed. Or pictures showing Palestinians victims of Israeli aggression only to later find out those pictures are from Syria.
It's easier than ever to propagate fake news to push a particular agenda. Many of these "new" sites, including those mentioned by the author as "legitimate" news sources are guilty of this.